The relationship between John Cena and Vince McMahon in WWE greatly helped an AEW star. The talent also revealed how he earned Tony Khan's trust.AEW star Swerve Strickland took inspiration from the boss-employee relationship between John Cena and Vince McMahon in WWE. This helped him develop a strong working relationship with Tony Khan.Speaking with Chris Van Vliet, Swerve revealed how Paul Wight (fka The Big Show) told him about the relationship between Cena and Vince in WWE."So he was just like, you know, one thing that I've always respected about John Cena, and you talked to the man, I was like, he always brought Vince what he wanted. He always made sure Vince got what he wanted. He's the only guy I've ever seen, I sat in Gorilla and watched him, where before he would go out there, he would say, 'Vince, what do you want? What are you looking for?' And he would go out there and gave him exactly what he was looking for, exactly what he wanted. He came back, and Vince was like, 'That's what I was looking for.'"Swerve further admitted that Cena is where he is partly because of his relationship with Vince. Strickland also added that Paul Wight's revelation changed his mindset and helped him earn Khan's trust."I was like, You know what? Let me flip my mindset for like, always thinking, I know what the best thing is. Let me just find out. What does he want? Tony, what are you looking for out of this? And if it's just a good match, cool, simple. You got it. Hey, Tony, what do you need out of this promo? I need these things. You got it. No bickering back and forth. I was just like, No, what do you need? How do you see it happening? How much time do you want? You got it. And that's where I started building the trust with Tony. And that's where things start opening up more and more and more," Swerve said. [H/T: chrisvanvliet.com]John Cena's retirement is inching closerThe retirement tour of John Cena, which started in 2025, is on the verge of ending next month. Cena will wrestle his last-ever match at Saturday Night's Main Event on December 13, and his last opponent will be the winner of the ongoing Last time is Now Tournament.It remains to be seen who turns out to be the final opponent for the 17-time WWE World Champion.